Grand Junction Sentinel
May 5, 2008, Mike Saccone

A local rancher’s bid to protect most of his largely undeveloped land south of Collbran from natural gas drilling likely has failed, according to the Bureau of Land Management. Protests filed with the federal agency have failed to persuade the BLM to remove a 2,060-acre subsurface parcel from an upcoming lease sale, according to agency spokesman Jim Sample. “Yes, it’s still in the sale,” Sample said Monday. “It wasn’t deferred.” ...

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